England v Australia T20 2015 Highlights
After the start England got, they have done exceptionally well to bounce back and get this competitive score. They were 22 off the first 5 overs with both their openers back in the hut by then. Skipper, Eoin Morgan and all-rounder Moeen Ali added 135 runs for the third wicket. That was the highlight of the English innings. At one stage they looked like crossing the 200-run mark but the Australian duo of Cummins and Starc bowled nicely towards the end of the innings and restricted England to 182. Cummins got a couple of wickets, but rest of them, Watson, Boyce and Stoinis were punished.
The Australian openers failed and so did the lower middle order. Credit goes to the seamers, especially Willey and Stokes who bowled a brilliant penultimate and ultimate over respectively. In the last over, Australia lost as many as three wickets.
What a heart break for Australia! It was looking a perfect run chase just when Smith and Maxwell were batting together. They had a brilliant partnership for the third wicket but Maxwell threw his wicket away and that was the turning point. Smith played exceptionally well for his 90 but he failed to get his team over the line.
Eoin Morgan (left) leads England against Australia today Photo: REUTERS
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